Fredrik Riis (29 January 1789 – 22 October 1845) was a

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. He was born in Christiania, enrolled as a student in 1806 and graduated as

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in 1809. He worked as a police attorney from 1810, police secretary from 1813 and

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from 1816.''Personalhistorie for Trondhjems by og omegn i et tidsrum af circa 1 1/2 aarhundrede''
by Chr. Thaulow. Hosted by Trondheim public library. He then held positions as County Governor in several Norwegian

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: in ''Nordre Bergenhus amt'' (today named Sogn og Fjordane) from 1831 to 1832, ''Søndre Trondhjems amt'' (today named Sør-Trøndelag) 1832–1840 and

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1840–1842. When the county of ''Christiania stiftamt'' (today named Oslo), which had shared governor with Akershus, got its own governor in 1842, Riis was appointed to this position. This post he held until his death in 1845.Norwegian Counties
— World Statesmen.org In Trondhjem he was a member of the

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1789 births 1845 deaths County governors of Norway Sogn og Fjordane politicians Sør-Trøndelag politicians Akershus politicians Politicians from Oslo Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters {{Norway-politician-1780s-stub